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the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said that he was delusional. >> it was colonel gaddafi's first interview since this crisis started. he agreed to see bbc news and the sunday times. he said that the u.n.sanction resolutions against libyan were illegitima illegitimate. and asked if he would leave the country. [laughter] as if anyone would leave their home land, he said. >> mr. gaddafi, you have been known as the leader, and for years. and plenty of people in this country would say that the biggest obstacle of change for them and libya is you. >> he said that his presence actually instigated change for the people. >> in recent years you have had important western leaders like tony blair coming here. and now there are western leers leaders saying you should go. >> of course it's betrayal, they have no morals, besides if they want me to step down, what do i step down from? i am not a monarch or king. >> but you can step down even if you don't have a formal title. >> it's honor, he said, nothing to do with exercising power
the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said that he was delusional. >> it was colonel gaddafi's first interview since this crisis started. he agreed to see bbc news and the sunday times. he said that the u.n.sanction resolutions against libyan were illegitima illegitimate. and asked if he would leave the country. [laughter] as if anyone would leave their home land, he said. >> mr. gaddafi, you have been known as the leader, and for years. and plenty of people in this country would say that...
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. >> president obama addressed americans a short while ago saying that the u.s. is working aggressively to help japan. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. as the dutchman of our nuclear regulatory commission and many other -- that is the judgment of our nuclear regulatory commission and many other experts. they do not recommend people in the united states take precautionary measures beyond staying informed. >> people have managed to come out unscathed from last friday's terrible event. >> nearly a week on from the disaster, these pictures are a reminder of the moment of greatest terror for people living along the coast line. it was the tsunami that claimed the most lives. now this local reporter's own story emerged, showing us what it was like to be caught in the tsunami. the water closing in rapidly behind them. the people in this community are about to have the narrowest of escapes. this father and two children are stranded on top of cars. this woman clings perilously to a
. >> president obama addressed americans a short while ago saying that the u.s. is working aggressively to help japan. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. as the dutchman of our nuclear regulatory commission and many other -- that is the judgment of our nuclear regulatory commission and many other experts. they do not recommend people in the united states take precautionary measures beyond...
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the u.s. general in charge. >>> under control. a new breed of air traffic controllers taking over with fresh questions about safety still in the air. >>> and hanging tough. brave new worries about the crippled nuclear plant, but we find survivors of the japanese disaster giving everyone a lesson in resilience. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm lester holt in tonight for brian williams. for a seventh straight day the u.s. and its allies bombarded targets in libya, still trying to break the back of moammar gadhafi's assault on rebel-held cities. the u.s. for its part says it's prepared to take a back seat, but exactly what the ultimate goal is and even who's in charge of this operation are still somewhat ill defined tonight. nato says it plans to take full command, but is still seeking consensus on a military strategy. in a moment we'll hear from the general in charge of u.s. forces there, but first to the ground where rebels are takin
the u.s. general in charge. >>> under control. a new breed of air traffic controllers taking over with fresh questions about safety still in the air. >>> and hanging tough. brave new worries about the crippled nuclear plant, but we find survivors of the japanese disaster giving everyone a lesson in resilience. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm lester holt in tonight for brian williams. for a...
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the u.s. nuclear regulatory agency left wiggle room when he made this truly dramatic station that -- that he didn't believe there was enough water left to cool the reactors. >> that's right energy secretary stephen chu said in his mind the situation at fukushima is worse than at three mile island when one nuclear reactor went into partial meltdown. fairly stark assessment from mer -- here. also the chair of the nuclear regular tate -- regulatory commission warned that u.s. military personnel and citizens in japan should actually withdraw to about 80 kilometers from the exclusion zone. the current zone is 20 kilometers. the u.s. is assessing that, their assessment is that it is more serious. >> and the french government recommending that their citizen are -- citizens -- citizens leave japan altogether in >> we haven't had a reaction to that. the u.s. military has so many people in the country, around 50,000 currently in japan. but the government says it's monitoring the situation very closely a
the u.s. nuclear regulatory agency left wiggle room when he made this truly dramatic station that -- that he didn't believe there was enough water left to cool the reactors. >> that's right energy secretary stephen chu said in his mind the situation at fukushima is worse than at three mile island when one nuclear reactor went into partial meltdown. fairly stark assessment from mer -- here. also the chair of the nuclear regular tate -- regulatory commission warned that u.s. military...
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a top u.s. nuclear official says he believes radiation levels at the plant are extremely high, and will soon be deadly. the obama administration has urged the evacuation of all americans from a 50-mile radius of the fukushima daiichi plant. now, charter japan, with more on this. good morning, charlie. tell us the latest where you are. >> good morning to you, betty. well, you may be wondering where i am. we've been trying to make our way to the quake zone. the japanese military has taken over all the highways. obviously we're trying to steer clear of the nuclear power plant. we had to cut through the mountains where, as you may see, it's snowing. military helicopters launched an all-out water assault on japan's crippled nuclear power plant in a desperate attempt to buy more time. crews are racing to finish a new power line that could restore crucial water pumps. the best option many experts say to cool dangerously hot reactors, and prevent a nuclear meltdown. >> my confidence has eroded somewhat
a top u.s. nuclear official says he believes radiation levels at the plant are extremely high, and will soon be deadly. the obama administration has urged the evacuation of all americans from a 50-mile radius of the fukushima daiichi plant. now, charter japan, with more on this. good morning, charlie. tell us the latest where you are. >> good morning to you, betty. well, you may be wondering where i am. we've been trying to make our way to the quake zone. the japanese military has taken...
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in afghanistan, the u.s. army is bracing for a backlash after the german magazine "der spiegel" published photos today that appeared to show two american soldiers posing with the body of an afghan civilian they had killed. the army has apologized calling the images "repugnant." the two soldiers are among five americans facing military trials in the death of afghan civilians. and still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," distant cities united by tragedy and friendship. steve hartman's "assignment america." and the a.t.f. allegedly encouraging u.s. gun sales to mexican drug traffickers. now there's evidence other agencies knew about it. >> couric: carlos pasqual resigned over the weekend, ending a stormy tenure as u.s. ambassador to mexico. diplomatic sources say the last straw was the scandal sharyl attkisson exposed on this broadcast, an a.t.f. program that allegedly let thousands of weapons purchased in the u.s. reach drug cartels in mexico. tonight as sharyl reports, another a.t.f. agent has come forward.
in afghanistan, the u.s. army is bracing for a backlash after the german magazine "der spiegel" published photos today that appeared to show two american soldiers posing with the body of an afghan civilian they had killed. the army has apologized calling the images "repugnant." the two soldiers are among five americans facing military trials in the death of afghan civilians. and still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," distant cities united by tragedy and...
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it's simply this -- u.s. military participation in this operation is, as we have said all along, changing to one primarily of support. indeed, one of our submarines, the uss providence, has now moved on to previously assigned tasking, having completed all strike missions assigned to her. and maybe we aren't flying the bulk of combat sorties anymore, but the u.s. is now providing nearly 80 percent of all air refueling, almost 75 percent of aerial surveillance hours and 100 percent of all electronic warfare missions. in other words, we remain committed to the mission and to the mandate we've been told to enforce, but that commitment is very much shared by others, and now it's going to be led by others. you all saw the announcement yesterday that nato will assume command of the entire mission in the next few days, having already assumed command last week of the maritime embargo mission and this past weekend of the no-fly zone enforcement. the details of exactly when and exactly how future command relationships w
it's simply this -- u.s. military participation in this operation is, as we have said all along, changing to one primarily of support. indeed, one of our submarines, the uss providence, has now moved on to previously assigned tasking, having completed all strike missions assigned to her. and maybe we aren't flying the bulk of combat sorties anymore, but the u.s. is now providing nearly 80 percent of all air refueling, almost 75 percent of aerial surveillance hours and 100 percent of all...
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really the third front the u.s. is fighting on these days. it was launched by president obama to protect civilians, he said, because gadhafi's forces were bearing down on the rebels' headquarter city of benghazi. but all those cruise missiles and bombs still haven't stopped the ground fighting. the rebels were under heavy fire today about 100 miles to the south of benghazi. and as you're about to see, our own chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, was with them and got about as close as you'd ever want to. richard is back safely in benghazi tonight and is with us from there tonight. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the rebels have the will, they have the numbers, but they don't have the equipment or the discipline to take on gadhafi's forces where they're dug in, as we saw for ourselves firsthand today. the road outside benghazi today is a graveyard of gadhafi's armored vehicles, destroyed by western air strikes. after an hour and a half driving south flanked by desert, we reached the rebels' front line. there are
really the third front the u.s. is fighting on these days. it was launched by president obama to protect civilians, he said, because gadhafi's forces were bearing down on the rebels' headquarter city of benghazi. but all those cruise missiles and bombs still haven't stopped the ground fighting. the rebels were under heavy fire today about 100 miles to the south of benghazi. and as you're about to see, our own chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, was with them and got about as close as...
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u.s. and allied warships are stationed off the coast of libya ready to launch cruise missile that would take out qaddafi's command centers and air defense network. after that, aircraft-- mostly british and french operating from bases in the mediterranean-- would enforce a no-fly zone and threaten his ground forces with air strikes if they attack the rebels. the president promised no american troops would gol into libya while one way or another, said secretary of state clinton, qaddafi has to go. >> we do believe that a final result of any negotiations would have to be the decision by colonel qaddafi to leave. >> reporter: secretary clinton will be in paris tomorrow for one last round of talks with allies. but unless qaddafi orders first a cease-fire and then a retreat, the time for talking seems to be up. tonight there is no sign qaddafi's forces are observing a cease-fire much less pulling back. in fact, one u.s. official says they are still advancing on benghazi. harry? >> smith: david,
u.s. and allied warships are stationed off the coast of libya ready to launch cruise missile that would take out qaddafi's command centers and air defense network. after that, aircraft-- mostly british and french operating from bases in the mediterranean-- would enforce a no-fly zone and threaten his ground forces with air strikes if they attack the rebels. the president promised no american troops would gol into libya while one way or another, said secretary of state clinton, qaddafi has to...
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u.s. nuclear energy industry in the context of japan's current crisis. >> woodruff: then, jeffrey brown updates the conflict in libya, as moammar qaddafi's forces move against key rebel strongholds. >> ifill: and science correspondent miles o'brien reports on nasa's next deep space ambitions, including a journey to the planet closest to the sun. >> we'll take you to mercury and beyond. you know, the solar system is not the same place you learned about in grade school. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: in 1968, as whaling continued worldwide, the first recordings of humpback songs were released. ( whale singing ) public reaction led to international bans. whale populations began to recover. at pacific life, the whale symbolizes what is possible if people stop and think about the future. help protect your future with pacific life-- the power to help you succeed. ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the e
u.s. nuclear energy industry in the context of japan's current crisis. >> woodruff: then, jeffrey brown updates the conflict in libya, as moammar qaddafi's forces move against key rebel strongholds. >> ifill: and science correspondent miles o'brien reports on nasa's next deep space ambitions, including a journey to the planet closest to the sun. >> we'll take you to mercury and beyond. you know, the solar system is not the same place you learned about in grade school. >>...
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i don't think you want the u.s. and syria and the u.s. and bahrain and the u.s. in yes -- u.s. in yemen. this will unfold in complicated ways and we don't have the resources or wisdom to get in every place that has a problem. >> chris: let's talk about 2012. forgive me, you have been playing hamlet for several months now about whether or not you're going to run for the white house next year. are you running for president? >> i think within a month we'll have that taken care of. we'll determine. we're not yet running. we are looking at it carefully. a variety of reasons to do it in a methodical way. we're assembling a very good team. i have recently been in south carolina, new hampshire, iowa, the places you need to go. as well as texas and florida and north carolina. and the water is pretty warm. my hope is that within a month we'll be running rapidly. >> chris: you said, "in a month we'll be running." >> i hope in a month we'll make that decision. we're finishing up the exploratory phase and we have specific things we're getting done we need to do before making a final decisio
i don't think you want the u.s. and syria and the u.s. and bahrain and the u.s. in yes -- u.s. in yemen. this will unfold in complicated ways and we don't have the resources or wisdom to get in every place that has a problem. >> chris: let's talk about 2012. forgive me, you have been playing hamlet for several months now about whether or not you're going to run for the white house next year. are you running for president? >> i think within a month we'll have that taken care of....
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we at u.s. citizenship and immigration services and all of us throughout the department of homeland security are inspired by secretary napolitano's leadership and her commitment to the character of our country as a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws. i would like to take this opportunity to add to the secretary's remarks and highlight a few aspects of e-verify self-check, an initiative that we have executed. self-check provides a great service of employers and employees alike and we'll have the continue enhancement of an already successful e-verify program. self-check is a tool for lawful works. it provides them with a fast and secure access to their employment eligibility information. and gives them the opportunity to ensure that their information is accurate and up-to-date before they seek employment. we've made every effort to ensure that using self-check is as intuitive and straightforward as possible. if a user of self-check receives a mismatch, the program provides clear instruction
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the u.s. military says the operation to protect civilians in the country have made good progress but that colonel gaddafi's forces pose a threat. a pentagon spokesman said they were still able to carry out attacks in places such as ajdabiya in the east despite attacks on supply lines. in a few minutes we'll have a report from there but first here's our world affairs editor john simpson. he is in tripoli. >> an r.a.f. fighter in action over libya. by intervening, the coalition has changed the situation completely. here in tripoli, it's a very different war indeed. missiles and bombs fall every night. but the main struggle is a propaganda one. libyan television is showing these pictures of civilians who have supposedly been killed in the raids. are they genuine? impossible to say. the international journalists in tripoli are immensely restricted. though we are free to say what we want without censorship. today, we were bust out to see what we were told was a hit on the civilian target. you could
the u.s. military says the operation to protect civilians in the country have made good progress but that colonel gaddafi's forces pose a threat. a pentagon spokesman said they were still able to carry out attacks in places such as ajdabiya in the east despite attacks on supply lines. in a few minutes we'll have a report from there but first here's our world affairs editor john simpson. he is in tripoli. >> an r.a.f. fighter in action over libya. by intervening, the coalition has changed...
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u.s. military personnel threatened by radiation in japan as the first american victim of the tragedy is found. >>> and medical marvel. a texas man gets the first full facial transplant in the u.s. this is the "cbs morning news" facial transplant in the u.s. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, march 22nd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning allied forces are working to expand the no fly zone over libya. overnight tripoli was targeted for the third day in a row and there is growing discord among the allies and here in this country over the u.s. role. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. >> reporter: several days of attacks on libya are having their intended effect according to u.s. officials, even so, more in congress are questioning the president's decisions. anti-aircraft fire erupted in tripoli overnight as moammar gadhafi's forces battled a fresh round of air strikes. u.s. officials say days of attacks on
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and the u.s. and other nations have now ordered chartered flights to get their citizens out of japan. sarah smith reports on the growing exodus of foreigners and japanese. >> reporter: a rush hour train in tokyo should be absolutely packed but after the exodus, the city feels deserted. the intercity bullet traps are taking the strain, moving tens of thousands of people to the south where they think it's safe. children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of radiation, so families are especially keen to get out. what finally made you think it was time to leave tokyo? >> ( translated ): in the last two days, the government has looked more and more desperate. we're more worried for the children than ourselves, so we decided to leave. >> reporter: driving through streets this empty feels very strange in a city that's usually so crowded. people here don't believe their own prime minister anymore. "how can he tell them the plant is safe when america jounz a growing list of countries to extract its
and the u.s. and other nations have now ordered chartered flights to get their citizens out of japan. sarah smith reports on the growing exodus of foreigners and japanese. >> reporter: a rush hour train in tokyo should be absolutely packed but after the exodus, the city feels deserted. the intercity bullet traps are taking the strain, moving tens of thousands of people to the south where they think it's safe. children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of radiation, so families...
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the u.s. senate today the u.s. army soldier accused in the wikileaks case will face 22 more charges. brad t new charges in military court includes use of unauthorized software on government computers to obtain classified information. the u.s. senate today overwhelmingly approved a two-week the u.s. senate today overwhelmingly approved a two- week stopgap bill to keep the government running. it included $4 billion in spending cuts. president obama immediately signed it, and he urged congressional leaders to begin negotiating a long-term plan with vice president biden. but house speaker john boehner said first, the senate's democratic majority must put a proposal on the table. >> the house has a position. where's the senate democrat position? i have no idea where it is. how do you... how do you start a conversation where one house has spoken but the other house hasn't? and so, where is the starting point? >> sreenivasan: the senate majority leader harry reid dismissed boehner's challenge as nothing more than a ploy.
the u.s. senate today the u.s. army soldier accused in the wikileaks case will face 22 more charges. brad t new charges in military court includes use of unauthorized software on government computers to obtain classified information. the u.s. senate today overwhelmingly approved a two-week the u.s. senate today overwhelmingly approved a two- week stopgap bill to keep the government running. it included $4 billion in spending cuts. president obama immediately signed it, and he urged...
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he served as u.s. ambassador to he served as u.s. ambassador to syria from 2001 to 2003, part of a 31-year career in the foreign service, most of it in the middle east. and ammar abdulhamid is a liberal democracy activist whose anti-regime activities led to his exile from syria in 2005. he now lives in the u.s. and writes the blog "syria revolution digest." welcome to both of you. the reports are, ammar is that this started with the arrest of some teenagers in the town, some anti-regime graffiti. it has clearly group. how has it group, what is involved now. >> what you have to realize is the seeds of this revolution has been planted years ago. what you are talking about syria with the arrest of the children, we are talking about the immediate cause. but people got an idea that the times were suitable for a revolution, finally, when of course tunisia was made and managed to topple their regime and egyptians and we saw immediately how the spark really, or the wave of protests took ever o the region. a lot of said finally. our time is n
he served as u.s. ambassador to he served as u.s. ambassador to syria from 2001 to 2003, part of a 31-year career in the foreign service, most of it in the middle east. and ammar abdulhamid is a liberal democracy activist whose anti-regime activities led to his exile from syria in 2005. he now lives in the u.s. and writes the blog "syria revolution digest." welcome to both of you. the reports are, ammar is that this started with the arrest of some teenagers in the town, some...
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just to make sure we all understand, are u.s. forces or coalition forces, in fact, now attacking inside cities? second, do you have any communications with opposition or rebel forces? >> i do not want to discuss specific locations. again, there have been no reports of civilian casualties. our mission is to protect the civilian populace, and we choose those targets and plan our actions with that as a top priority. >> tony with bloomberg news. can you quantify for the public this pressurizing on gaddafi's forces? how many bombs but did you drop in the last two or three days? you have those statistics? >> no, i do not have those statistics. >> the second question. to what extent are gaddafi's premiere units, the 32nd commanded by the sun and the ninth brigade, involved in the attacks on the cities that you are trying to quell? >> those forces are fully engaged in this conflict that is attacking those civilian populations. >> [no audio] aggressively? >> if you could please repeat that question. >> are you attacking aggressively the 3
just to make sure we all understand, are u.s. forces or coalition forces, in fact, now attacking inside cities? second, do you have any communications with opposition or rebel forces? >> i do not want to discuss specific locations. again, there have been no reports of civilian casualties. our mission is to protect the civilian populace, and we choose those targets and plan our actions with that as a top priority. >> tony with bloomberg news. can you quantify for the public this...
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but how involved will the u.s. continue to be in day-to-day operations there? >> reporter: that's a message that has not been very clear. the president says that the united states is moving back from the leadership role as nato takes over. but the american forces will be extremely involved in this continuing operation. you'll see refueling tankers, electronic jammers, intelligence assets, lots of ships in the mediterranean still involved. the american taxpayer, the american military, still extremely involved in this operation in libya. bianna? >> still a lot of questions looming. thank you so much, david. >> reporter: you bet. >>> now, i want to turn to ron claiborne with the rest of the morning's headlines. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the turmoil in the middle east, where unrest has spread, now, through syria, bahrain, jordan and especially yemen, where after weeks of anti-government protests there, in yemen, that it appears that the country's president of 32 years may be ready to step down. lama hasan joins us from london with the latest. lama, w
but how involved will the u.s. continue to be in day-to-day operations there? >> reporter: that's a message that has not been very clear. the president says that the united states is moving back from the leadership role as nato takes over. but the american forces will be extremely involved in this continuing operation. you'll see refueling tankers, electronic jammers, intelligence assets, lots of ships in the mediterranean still involved. the american taxpayer, the american military,...
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>> he'll talk about how the mission has been a success and now it's time for the u.s. to step back and play a support role. these are some of the questions that we're going to be asking our guests today on "this week." secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense robert gates are questions along the lines of how long are we going to be there involved in this military action? in fact, that's a question specifically i put to defense secretary gates. do you think we'll be gone by the end of the year? will the mission be over by the end of the year? >> i don't think anybody knows the answer to that. >> and that's a difficult point for the president to have to make to the american people that we don't know how long we're going to be there so you'll probably see president obama kind of skate over the end game specifically. he'll try to paint the fact that we're receding back to a support role as an exit strategy of sorts. >> so a big question mark there. and, jake, the white house is also trying to make a clear distinction between military action in libya itse
>> he'll talk about how the mission has been a success and now it's time for the u.s. to step back and play a support role. these are some of the questions that we're going to be asking our guests today on "this week." secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense robert gates are questions along the lines of how long are we going to be there involved in this military action? in fact, that's a question specifically i put to defense secretary gates. do you think...
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u.s. and its allies. defense secretary gates says the lsu hand over control of the however, questions remain about america's long-term exit strategy. disaster in japan. workers get another scare as smoke rises from the crippled nuclear plant and residents are being warned about contaminated drinking water and food. this as the estimated death toll jumps to more than 18,000 "early" this monday morning, march 21st, 2011. >>> and good morning. good morning. welcome to "the early show" here on a monday morning, i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. good to have you with us. >> following two very major stories this morning. first of which the situation in japan. all eyes on that nuclear facility in fukushima once again. this as reports as i mention a few moments ago, smoke emanating from that troubled reactor 3 there. and now reports of radiation levels detected radiation levels in both the food and the water in that safety zone around the nuclear plant right now. we're going to continue to foll
u.s. and its allies. defense secretary gates says the lsu hand over control of the however, questions remain about america's long-term exit strategy. disaster in japan. workers get another scare as smoke rises from the crippled nuclear plant and residents are being warned about contaminated drinking water and food. this as the estimated death toll jumps to more than 18,000 "early" this monday morning, march 21st, 2011. >>> and good morning. good morning. welcome to "the...
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the u.s. government gets set to begin evacuating americans from japan as danger levels remain high at the crippled nuclear plan this, despite new attempts by military helicopters to cool off the plant's overheated reactors and fuel rods. the top u.s. nuclear regulator says conditions at the plant are much worse than japanese officials say and recommends that americans say 50 miles away. this morning questions about nearly two dozen nuclear reactors with the very same design "early" this thursday morning, march 17th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. welcome to "the early show" here on a thursday morning. scenes from earlier. military choppers, japanese military helicopters dropping sea water on this nuclear plant a part of the last-ditch effort to bring sea water in ho help cool down the fuel pools and also the nuclear rods there at this facility. >> that is the effort from the sky. also hearing about water cannons on the ground as they try to bring things in there. we are learn
the u.s. government gets set to begin evacuating americans from japan as danger levels remain high at the crippled nuclear plan this, despite new attempts by military helicopters to cool off the plant's overheated reactors and fuel rods. the top u.s. nuclear regulator says conditions at the plant are much worse than japanese officials say and recommends that americans say 50 miles away. this morning questions about nearly two dozen nuclear reactors with the very same design "early"...
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it's thought that u.s. jets dropped forty bombs on a major they've been ethelbert more american and european forces arrive but it's raining basis to join the military action there to help decide later today whether to take part in the strikes operation against colonel gadhafi regime has been the most part france britain and united states and certainly forty eight people have reportedly been killed and fifty others wounded after the national coalition forces on the east war planes and missiles over libya about twenty they've been defense targets have been hit in the west of the country by more than one hundred missiles from the sea. and promises to confront what he calls the attacks on clinton crusader when asked for an urgent un security council meeting discussed in the city international action for the u.n. resolution one that no noise had been forced to stop bloodshed on the ground i mean russia and china and some purpose disagreed. it's essential by western nations but when the. when people cross our cov
it's thought that u.s. jets dropped forty bombs on a major they've been ethelbert more american and european forces arrive but it's raining basis to join the military action there to help decide later today whether to take part in the strikes operation against colonel gadhafi regime has been the most part france britain and united states and certainly forty eight people have reportedly been killed and fifty others wounded after the national coalition forces on the east war planes and missiles...
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more than one hundred missiles fired on libya by britain and the u.s. as foreign forces push forward operation odyssey dawn vowing to get burnell khadafi out of the picture. as the international community steps up again fights to stop code on the force is it need a hand with his nation for protection on points given in the capital city of tripoli just a few moments days. washington claims its military involvement in libya will be limited but for some americans it's deja vu with fears of a repeat of the iraq operation. the pentagon says gadhafi air defenses have been severely disabled i'll be back with more from washington in just a few minutes and russia calls on all sides to put an end to the violence while terming foreign intervention in libya is regrettable joins me in a few moments for the latest reaction from both sco. three pm in moscow i'm match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story an american military official says american and allied forces have effectively established a no fly zone over libya and halted an offensive by colon
more than one hundred missiles fired on libya by britain and the u.s. as foreign forces push forward operation odyssey dawn vowing to get burnell khadafi out of the picture. as the international community steps up again fights to stop code on the force is it need a hand with his nation for protection on points given in the capital city of tripoli just a few moments days. washington claims its military involvement in libya will be limited but for some americans it's deja vu with fears of a...
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damage running into some $30 billion u.s. the government says it has already paid compensation to half of those affected by this tsunami. in one area, the situation is better. the city's south of santiago was badly damaged. seven people were killed, and even the city hall in the church were destroyed. but when you're on, the mayor is optimistic. -- one year on. construction work is proceeding at a good pace. >> [speaking foreign language] [translation in german] >> in may year managed to convince a organizations to help with their plans -- the mayor managed to convince aid organizations. again, old materials are being reused. only cla is missing. -- clay is missing. >> the school has been providing help to this area for almost one year. >> [speaking foreign language] . >> the school also found a donor willing to provide two years' worth of health-care supplies for the center. the mayor is visiting a family that will be the first of 700 to get a proper house. i asked why things have not improved faster in this area. >> [speaki
damage running into some $30 billion u.s. the government says it has already paid compensation to half of those affected by this tsunami. in one area, the situation is better. the city's south of santiago was badly damaged. seven people were killed, and even the city hall in the church were destroyed. but when you're on, the mayor is optimistic. -- one year on. construction work is proceeding at a good pace. >> [speaking foreign language] [translation in german] >> in may year...
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and yet u.s. based corporations are openly doing business with get coffee and libya and have been since george w. bush made it legal in fact if you go online you can find a guidebook for u.s. companies written by the state department the department commerce and settled and doing business in libya commercial guide for u.s. companies as well be called here's how to get rich doing business with a brutal dictator one person instrumental in normalizing business relationships with libya back in two thousand and eight was david welch a u.s. diplomat under george w. bush after succeeding in opening doors to libya's markets welsh went on to become the vice president of back to tell a corporation that is currently building a new car plant in guess where libya talk about a revolving door even in a nation like iran american corporations find a way a tech company honeywell has received twelve billion dollars in federal contracts but has been routinely doing business in iran of creating petroleum factories and
and yet u.s. based corporations are openly doing business with get coffee and libya and have been since george w. bush made it legal in fact if you go online you can find a guidebook for u.s. companies written by the state department the department commerce and settled and doing business in libya commercial guide for u.s. companies as well be called here's how to get rich doing business with a brutal dictator one person instrumental in normalizing business relationships with libya back in two...
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it is vital that we have this u.s. security council resolution and have made very clear the resolution to colonel gaddafi. in terms of the question, it talks about in paragraph four, all necessary measures to protect people, to protect civilians, and mentions specifically bengazi. that does mean that we can take measures to help those things be achieved. it is very important. we understand that. >> can i congratulate the prime minister and those in the foreign office on the work they have done in this chapter 7 resolution? can i also say that the french government needs to get a lot of credit as well for they also worked very hard on this? can the prime minister clarify the role referred to in the resolution of the african union as well as the arab league's? is there any possibility, given that three african states, including south africa, also voted for the resolution and the african union could use good offices to find a way to get gaddafi at a power was out this conflict going on for very long time? >> he makes an e
it is vital that we have this u.s. security council resolution and have made very clear the resolution to colonel gaddafi. in terms of the question, it talks about in paragraph four, all necessary measures to protect people, to protect civilians, and mentions specifically bengazi. that does mean that we can take measures to help those things be achieved. it is very important. we understand that. >> can i congratulate the prime minister and those in the foreign office on the work they have...
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>>craig: it's now the weeks since the u.s. began firing missiles over libya to enforce united nations approved a no-fly zone. the mission has not been without criticism from republicans. >>reporter: an unusual sight in unusual times. a live in man and the just liberated city, kids thanks for coalition air strikes that have helped give rebels seeking to take down khaddafi the chance to regroup. a successful weekend for the opposition. on sunday they also added to keep oil town to their territory. democratic senator carl chairman of the armed services committee had this to say about who ultimately will decide it the nation's future. >> the people of libya can remove the dictator. we're not going to be the ones to remove him. >> president barack obama was begun america's involvement monday evening. as the white house seeks to answer those who say the mission is not clearly defined. senator john mccain had this to say about his expectations for the president's remarks. >> on the one hand they say its humanitarian, on the other han
>>craig: it's now the weeks since the u.s. began firing missiles over libya to enforce united nations approved a no-fly zone. the mission has not been without criticism from republicans. >>reporter: an unusual sight in unusual times. a live in man and the just liberated city, kids thanks for coalition air strikes that have helped give rebels seeking to take down khaddafi the chance to regroup. a successful weekend for the opposition. on sunday they also added to keep oil town to...
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he serves as the chief science officer at the u.s. antidoping agency. >>> the man who confessed to killing chauncey bailey will return to the witness stand monday. devontae broussard is a key witness against the two men accused of plotting the killing. in court yesterday he talked about committing other crimes for bay. broussard's credibility is key to the prosecution's case. he is supposed to detail bailey's killing next week. >>> the threat of a nuclear disaster in japan is heating up gain. we have the latest on the new danger today. there is news about the job situation in california. we have information on whether it is getting better or worse. and meteorologist mark tamayo will be back with more on what you can expect for the weekend weather. >> why cafe hayward is popular for more than just its coffee and doughnuts. [ female announcer why choose between delicious or 100 calories? ♪ with yoplait delights, now you can finally have both. ♪ it's the perfect parfait, with two indulgently rich layers of chocolate and raspberry yog
he serves as the chief science officer at the u.s. antidoping agency. >>> the man who confessed to killing chauncey bailey will return to the witness stand monday. devontae broussard is a key witness against the two men accused of plotting the killing. in court yesterday he talked about committing other crimes for bay. broussard's credibility is key to the prosecution's case. he is supposed to detail bailey's killing next week. >>> the threat of a nuclear disaster in japan is...
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the u.s. has a military base in the island country the navy's powerful fifth fleet and six thousand troops are stationed there and in response to the brutal crackdown the u.s. president has wielded his authority to pick up the phone and call the king of bahrain the president expressed his deep concern over the violence in bahrain and stressed the need for maximum restraint words the forces on the ground now backed by one thousand saudi arabian troops who don't appear to be listening to critics say the talk doesn't amount to any help for the bahraini people it amounts to this absolutely there's a double standard in the way the u.s. deals with friend versus flow unlike libya rain is a strong u.s. ally in the oil rich persian gulf it's all about oil it's all but also all about geo political military strategy the u.s. has a lot of military assets in the persian gulf right now we want to make sure they stay there and u.s. interests coming at the cost of people's lives and at the cost of the values
the u.s. has a military base in the island country the navy's powerful fifth fleet and six thousand troops are stationed there and in response to the brutal crackdown the u.s. president has wielded his authority to pick up the phone and call the king of bahrain the president expressed his deep concern over the violence in bahrain and stressed the need for maximum restraint words the forces on the ground now backed by one thousand saudi arabian troops who don't appear to be listening to critics...
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u.s. jets returning to their base in italy. the decision to use air power against colonel gadhafi in libya was taken quickly, so quickly that they are still sorting out the politics behind it. if that is one reason for the london conference, assembling ministers and diplomats from 40 countries, and the arab league and the african union to back u.n. resolutions. though thertheir enthusiasm for military action varies. the mandate to protect civilians also means taking sides in a civil war. >> we made the right choice, that was to draw a line in the desert sand to halt the murderous advance of gaddafi's forces. no one has yet to explain when or how that commitment ends. the conference also said -- started the process toward more legitimacy. this is the closest of rebels have to a political leadership and would like more help on the ground, too. >> the americans said they would consider arming the rebels. is that something you would like? >> you can see that they are fighting with machine guns
u.s. jets returning to their base in italy. the decision to use air power against colonel gadhafi in libya was taken quickly, so quickly that they are still sorting out the politics behind it. if that is one reason for the london conference, assembling ministers and diplomats from 40 countries, and the arab league and the african union to back u.n. resolutions. though thertheir enthusiasm for military action varies. the mandate to protect civilians also means taking sides in a civil war....
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where it is in the u.s. is likely have completely split. the u.s. used to be more free-market oriented, but we are the ones who beat the so-called stimulus and quality defeasing and the europeans are the ones being more frugal. what happened? >> guest: this is a big question and i think we will have to see who wins next year. my personal preference is if you can't afford it, but that you're in expenditure especially if you have issues around revenue, raising revenue. people look around the united states and i've seen a number of papers that are to 45% of americans don't even pay federal taxes already. so this is an unsustainable situation. the prices of the inflation and where the oil is right now, those types of pressures are going to mean something has to give, and the less prepared the policy is in the united states in terms of having to, you know, tighten the belt, the more vulnerable the country is going to be to the outcome and places like greece. we don't know what's going to happen in europe. i will take britain as an example. they had a rea
where it is in the u.s. is likely have completely split. the u.s. used to be more free-market oriented, but we are the ones who beat the so-called stimulus and quality defeasing and the europeans are the ones being more frugal. what happened? >> guest: this is a big question and i think we will have to see who wins next year. my personal preference is if you can't afford it, but that you're in expenditure especially if you have issues around revenue, raising revenue. people look around...